Leeway - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈliːweɪ|
Brit.
|ˈliːweɪ|
noun
- (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
- a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits (syn: allowance, margin, tolerance)
- a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits (syn: allowance, margin, tolerance)
Extra examples
They give their students leeway to try new things.
...you will be given some leeway in choosing how to carry out the project...
We need some leeway if we are to act effectively.
The government does not have much leeway in foreign policy.
Try to give teenagers more leeway to make their own decisions.
We've got quite a lot of leeway to make up.
This procedure provides for lots of leeway
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